Revelation study #2

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August 31, 2011 -A STUDY OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION- (2)
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Continuing our series of lessons....through the book of Revelation....
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LETS GO TO....... Revelation 1:2 & 3
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-THE HIDDEN BLESSING....FOR ME IN THIS SERIES-
(It is a “humbling experience”
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Because I am way over my head:
When it comes to the book of Revelation:
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But I am going to follow the Lord’s instructions!
===============V.2A “Who bare record of the word of God,”
-WHAT WE ARE.......ACTUALLY STUDYING-
(God’s record
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This same thing is true of the entire Bible:
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The Bible is....a perfect record:
Of the things....God wanted us to know:
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It includes...quotations of men & angels & demons:
But are faithfully recorded as...“The word of God”!
===============V.2B “and of the testimony of Jesus Christ,”
-THE RED-LETTER......PARTS OF THIS BOOK-
(The places where Jesus actually spoke
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Being set apart as Special:
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-PUTTING TO REST.....AN OLD ARGUMENT-
Some have said that..red lettering is misleading:
Because all the Bible...is God’s Word:
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But this....would seem to disagree!
===============V.2C “and of all things that he saw.”
-THE VISIONARY......PARTS OF THIS BOOK-
(The visions...that John was shown
That he faithfully described to us:
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Using the words....that God wanted him to use:
To describe them.
===============V.3A “Blessed”
-THE BLESSING....A CHRISTIAN RECEIVES FROM THIS BOOK-
(A blessing we need...in this wicked world“Blessed” Lit.(Happy)
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The happiness we will receive:
When we see....how the LORD brings things together!
===============V.3B “[is] he that readeth,” -THE BLESSING......OF STUDYING IT-
(When we take the time study it
The Lord blesses our labor:
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By allowing us.....to understand it!
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-THE LIE.....THAT SOME PEOPLE WILL TELL YOU-
Don’t allow anyone....to convince you:
That the book of Revelation....can not be understood:
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It’s God’s Word...and it is meant to be understood:
To one degree or another!
===============V.3C “and they that hear the words of this prophecy,”
-THE BLESSING......OF BEING TAUGHT FROM IT-
(Being taught about future events
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Where the LORD is glorified:
And His people are delivered!
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-A CLUE.....AS TO HOW THIS IS TO BE TAUGHT-“the words of this prophecy”
Not the words or opinions of men.....who deny or twist it:
To their own destruction!
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This is why God gave His Word to us:
So that we can learn the truth directly from Him!
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-GOD’S INSTRUCTIONS.....NOT TO LOOK TO MEN FOR ANSWERS-
(Because every born again believer has the Holy Spirit
See 1 John 2:27
“But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you,
and ye need not that any man teach you:
but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things,
and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you,
ye shall abide in him.”
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The Holy Spirit will teach us of “all things”!
===============V.3D “and keep those things which are written therein:”
-THE BLESSINGS.......OF FOLLOWING IT’S INSTRUCTIONS-
(Being doers of the Word
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Remember God’s promise...about the Bible...
Qt. 2Timothy 3:16 “All scripture..”
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-AN EXAMPLE....OF IT’S KIND OF INSTRUCTIONS-Revelation 2:5A
“Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent”
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This will being a Christian.....great happiness!
===============V.3E “for the time [is] at hand.”
-ANOTHER REASON THIS BOOK....WILL BE SUCH A BLESSING-
(Because of the times we are living in
Qt. 2Timothy 3:13 “But evil men and..”
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We come to this book...and are reminded;
That the Lord is still on the throne:
And that He is in complete control!
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